Eminem is among
the celebrities supporting the international nonprofit Caps for Kids, a New Orleans
– based organization that provides autographed hats for children losing their
hair due to cancer treatments. Eminem signed a cap for a 17-year-old girl who
had her leg amputated and has had cancer since the age of 9. Other celebrities
that have autographed caps for children include skater Tony Hawk, Vin Diesel,
Brad Pitt, Al Pacino, Julia Roberts and others. Snoop
Dogg will star as himself in the TV show, Weeds. The comedy stars Mary
Louise Parker as a single mother who makes money by selling marijuana in the fictional
suburb of Agrestic, Ca. Snoop will star as a customer who buys high powered marijuana
and then writes a song about it. The second season of Weeds is slated to
start in Nov. E-40’s
new project E-40 & The Hype on Hyphy, will make its DVD debut Aug.
26 via Reprise. The video documents the origins of the “Hyphy movement”
and features interviews and appearances by Lil Jon, Federation, and B-Legit among
others. The DVD set will also include E-40’s videos "U And Dat" and
"Tell Me When To Go," as well as behind-the-scene looks at the making
of those videos. The Vallejo born, Bay area rapper can currently be seen on the
"And 1 Mix Tape Tour 2006,” which kicked off June 4th at the Home Depot
Center in Carson CA. The tour winds down in New York, NY Madison Square Garden
on Aug 25th. Dem
Franchize Boyz (DFB) are set to begin the national "Up Close and Personal
Tour 2006" on Aug. 17th along with rappers Juelz Santana, Lil’ Wayne and
R&B singers Ne-Yo and Chris Brown. The end of the summer tour will feature
performances from the Virgin/So So Def recording artists and highlight songs fom
their debut album, On Top Of Our Game. Fueled by the singles “Oh I
Think They Like Me” and “Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It,” the DFB certified
gold disc set has also sold over two million ringtone downloads. The two-month
trek will kickoff in Cincinnati and wind down in Sleep Train Amphitheatre in Marysville,
CA. Tour dates are below:Here
are the Up Close And Personal Tour 2006 summer dates: 08/17/2006
Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati,OH08/18/2006
Verizon Wireless IN Noblesville,IN08/19/2006
Nissan Pavilion Bristow Bristow,VA08/21/2006
Landmark Theater Richmond,VA08/22/2006
Chevrolet Theatre Wallingford,CT08/24/2006
Tower City Amphitheatre Cleveland,OH08/25/2006
1st Mariner Arena Baltimore,MD08/26/2006
Jones Beach Theater Wantagh,NY08/27/2006
Tweeter Center NJ Camden,NJ09/01/2006
Verizon Wireless VA Virginia Beach ,VA09/03/2006
Alltel Pavilion Raleigh,NC09/04/2006
Boutwell Auditorium Birmingham,AL09/07/2006
American Airlines Arena Miami,FL09/08/2006
Ford Amphitheatre Tampa,FL09/09/2006
Chastain Park Ampitheater Atlanta,GA09/10/2006
Verizon Wireless NC Charlotte,NC09/12/2006
Germain Ampitheater Columbus,OH09/14/2006
FedEx Forum Memphis,TN09/15/2006
UMB Bank Pavilion MO Maryland Heights,MO09/16/2006
DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston,MI09/17/2006
Charter One Pavilion Chicago,IL09/21/2006
Verizon Wireless TX Selma,TX09/22/2006
Cynthia Woods Pavilion The Woodlands,TX09/23/2006
Smirnoff Music Centre Dallas,TX09/24/2006
Verizon Wireless KS Bonner Springs,KS09/28/2006
Gibson Amphitheatre Universal City,CA09/29/2006
Verizon Wireless CA Irvine,CA09/30/2006
Cricket Pavilion Phoenix,AZ10/01/2006
Journal Pavilion Albuquerque,NM10/06/2006
Sleep Train/Chronicle Pavilion Concord,CA10/08/2006
Sleep Train Amph. (Marysville) Marysville,CA
